question about a hand

#1 3rd March 2008, 4:19 AM

Okay, heres my question. I was playing tonight with a group of people and this is the board and my hand.

My hand= 10 hearts, Ace Spade
The guys hand who i was playing= 8 diamond, Ace Hearts

Board= 9 spade, King heart, King diamond, ace club, and a jack spade

who wins that hand?

my boyfriend is arguing with me that its split because its best hand of five, so it would split because of the jack is higher than the eight and the ten. but I think I win because I had the 10.

let me know if im wrong.

thanks!!

#2 3rd March 2008, 4:24 AM

Using the best five, you each have AAKKJ, so the hand is a tie. The other cards are not relevant.

#3 3rd March 2008, 4:25 AM

aw mannn i was hoping you would say me lol

so because the jack is there, my ten doesnt matter AT ALL?!

#4 3rd March 2008, 4:30 AM

Your ten might make a nice bookmark, but it does not matter in that hand. It is always the best five cards out of the seven you can use. If you have QQ and the board is AAAAK, even your queens do not matter at all.

#5 3rd March 2008, 4:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jessicuhh823

aw mannn i was hoping you would say me lol

so because the jack is there, my ten doesnt matter AT ALL?!

Right, poker is a 5 card game, only the best 5-card hand matters.

#6 3rd March 2008, 4:32 AM

oh well okay. thank you so much.

we've been fighting about it for over an hour lol

i guess ill give my pride up and admit im wrong lolol

#7 3rd March 2008, 4:36 AM

Cards are not worth fighting over. Remember, it is only a game. By the way, welcome to Cardschat.

#8 3rd March 2008, 4:38 AM

haha i know. thanks for all the help.

i will def use this more often when I have any questions or scenarios again!!

#9 3rd March 2008, 4:50 AM

*walks in late*

All been said above, it's a split pot.

FWIW, the pot would've been yours if the river card had've been a nine or lower.

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